Madrid has recorded incidents and police charges at the end of the general strike demonstration this Wednesday, November 11. The officers intervened against some of the attendees and used tear gas. There were interventions in the vicinity of Plaza de España and other locations.
Police charges at the end of the demonstration
The Madrid demonstration had ended with disturbances and police charges.
Plaza de España was the final point of the mobilization route. The City Council had planned traffic disruptions between 17:30 and 22:30 hours along the axis formed by Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, the Paseo del Prado, Cibeles, Alcalá, Gran Vía, and Plaza de España. This forecast corresponded to the development of the demonstration, not to a tally of subsequent incidents.
The Regional Transport Consortium had also announced diversions and delays on numerous EMT lines due to the passage of the march. Among the affected services were those that run through the center and the Exprés Aeropuerto.
A tally prior to the night incidents
Before these clashes, Europa Press had reported 20 detainees during the day in the Community of Madrid, according to sources from the Superior Police Headquarters. The information was published at 16:57 hours, so it does not include the interventions notified after the afternoon demonstration.
The arrests were related to alleged crimes including disobedience, resistance, damage, or assault against authority, among others. The main incidents had occurred at Mercamadrid, the EMT depots, and a protest that interrupted traffic on Gran Vía.
A day with opposing versions about police actions
Police interventions had already generated controversy since early morning. At Mercamadrid, the police announced the arrest of a person for throwing a fence at the officers. The unions, for their part, denounced a disproportionate response against a picket that they described as peaceful and questioned the use of pepper spray.
CCOO announced that it would file a criminal lawsuit for those events.